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This is a wonderful photo! Beautiful suit. A great example of the English 'City look.' I like the details here, such as the pocket square and tie bar. The dainty two-toned shoes are the only unconventional element, but I think they work here. So much of what we think is 'Italian style' or 'French style' is really English style, albeit cut in lighter fabrics and with a more pronounced flair.

Anonymous said ... (9:08 AM) :

love it

Anonymous said ... (9:19 AM) :

I wish more people would dress this way, Fabulous! Love every detail.

Anonymous said ... (9:51 AM) :

This is the paradigm of a what the inelegance is: no restraint ,an exorbitant overstatement , too many stylistic details assembled at one time.The typical expression of the actual trend of masculine elegance in Japan that ,in my opinion , is getting complete opposite results.

He looks fantastic. I wonder what time of day this was taken. If he looks this pulled together in the late afternoon, there is no hope for the rest of us.

Chris Berry said ... (11:32 AM) :

I think the shoes look great for this man (suits a more japanese taste in shoes perhaps?). But overall, I love the way his outfit is nipped, suppressed and pointed out to a crisp and angular perfection. It is rare that you see a man wear a tie clip with a db suit in that way. Bravo!

amed studio said ... (11:33 AM) :

While I am a firm believer that anyone should wear whatever he damn well pleases, some choices may be more successful for one's body type than others.

In my opinion, this strenuously turned-out gentleman is simply too short (or not appropriately proportioned) to carry a close-cut long db jacket successfully. The look does not flatter him and the overall effect is somewhat 'munchkinesque,' making his head appear over-large and culminating in those tiny tight-shod feet, though I do find the spats detailed shoes snazzy and unusual.

I believe the tie clip is what makes it busy. But the outfit, as a whole, is very interesting. Great picture!

Detroit said ... (12:17 PM) :

There is nothing negative that can be said about this gentleman. Fantastic. Classic, but still modern, and his suit couldn't fit any better. The shoes...can't quite find the word I'm looking for, but needless to say I'm diggin' them!

He seems an illustration. Or a cartoon by Punch, the British magazine. Part of this should be due to this perspective effect, with the upper part of his body larger than the lower one (see the contrast btween his head and his feet).

Dapper, with a capital "D". Love the tie clip, the tapered pants that accentuate the stance and the sense that he'll be on the go at any moment. Clean, crisp ... and again, the tie clip, which gives the ensemble a touch of play, maybe even whimsy, too.

Anonymous said ... (10:36 PM) :

By far, the most stylsih yet refined suit I've seen on this page(and I've seen many great suits). Undisputedly,Cesare Attolini- maybe bespoke or this gentleman has Picasso for a tailor. The details are majestic; a flare of british regalness (HRH style) w/ a dab of italian subtleness ( Gianni Agnelli style)w/ a light undercurrent of rock star eccentricity.However, this masterpiece belongs on someone, more aesthetically complex- I say, Lapo E. or some royal in Europe.- AFA/JR

Anonymous said ... (10:45 PM) :

To Angelo-If this is inelegance and too much, then I'm guessing you lean towards the more conventional George W. Bush look. Check your birth certificate- you might not be Italian but American!

cigalechanta said ... (11:19 PM) :

The look is too uptight for me. I could not imagine dining with someone so rigid looking in dress

the earl grey said ... (4:05 AM) :

this is top shelf dressing and i dont toss out praise so easily

Anonymous said ... (9:34 AM) :

To the anonymous who commented my post:elegance is something more complex than having beautiful suits, shirts , ties , square pockets and shoes; the way of combining them makes someone elegant and in this process the restraint is pivotal. This means no more than a smart accessory in the context of a sober outfit. Please give a look on this Blog site to the section "Men in Milan" where You can see some good examples of elegance such as Lodovico Barbera and Matteo Marzotto; the latter has a SB chalk stripe suit very similar to that of the Japanese gentleman in this picture, but the final effect is completely different : a relaxed and natural elegance in the first case and a stiff and puppet like outlook in the second case.

Angelo

Genova , Italy

Victor said ... (12:16 PM) :

I bet he's wearing braces and garthers too.Not a big fan of a tie clip, but beside this he looks dashing in his double breasted !

a. di t.- honestly, Thom Browne's look really isn't really new at all...most collegiate and continental suits from the mid 50s through the early 60s would exhibit many details of the "Thom Browne" look. His style is very much in the same vein as the Brooks Bros./"JFK" look from half a century ago- which would explain why BB consulted him to design their Black Fleece line...they're trying to offer the cut that they were once known for- skinny lapels, drainpipe pants, exposed socks. In relation to this man, he does have a very classic style. I, being both short and Asian, LOVE 6x2 double breasted suits. Because I err towards 30s and 40s aesthetics when high-waisted full cut trousers were the norm, perhaps I am not completely objective, but I believe that fuller trousers would complement the rather monolithic upper half of his body. There's a very dramatic break at the thigh that creates a "barrel on two twigs" look, which could be avoided with fuller pants that would create a visual fluidity from top to bottom. He is quite the dandy, in the same ilk as Fred Astaire, who was known for wearing many accessories at the same time (collar pin, button down collar, tie bar, hanky, etc.) all at the same time. But perhaps black and white just makes things look more romantic...

Interesting, he is almost channeling an Edwardian look. It's very tight and almost overdone, but I think it still easily falls into the category of elegant as opposed to overdone.

Yoshi Satai said ... (9:07 PM) :

to Angelo:

You are wrong my dear. Also, be a little more subtle in your lie. It's best to sign Genoa, Italy or Genova, Italia and not mix English with Italian variants for place names. It seems that you're not really from where you claimed to be. This guy here definitely knows how to dress and those that say negative things tend to be criticizing not the way he dresses or carries himself but because of his nationality-which is Chinese (probably from Hong Kong from the way he dresses his tie). Most Asian men are in fact shorter than your Euro counterparts. Saying that he does not look good because of his stature is similar to another comment on the Sart's blog where a a tie is commented to not look appropriate on a model of African descent due to the lack of contrast with his skin or something along that line. Let's keep the comments to the clothes and not to racial chracteristics....we all know the those kind of reactions that those comments often lead to. I think the Sart is doing a great job with his blog by portraying the best out of everyone, regardless of style preference or race and I applaud him for that. I am just more than annoyed that people still use racial characteristic as a basis for criticism. I am half Japanese and half French but I look more Asian and I think this guy looks stunning in the DB suit.